Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Neuropshychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Stockholm, Sweden. stefan.wiktorsson@neuro.gu.se
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with attempted suicide in the elderly. DESIGN: Social, psychological, and psychiatric characteristics were compared in suicide attempters (70 years and older) and a representative population sample. SETTINGS: Emergency departments at five hospitals in western Sweden and a representative sample of the elderly population. PARTICIPANTS: Persons with Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score